Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Running a forum?

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Posts
    459
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts

    Running a forum?

    Have got into a bit of a discussion with a certain chap about the cost to run some forums, have been wondering what it costs to run some forums.

    The site in question has around 64,000 posts and is home to 1500 members.

    The webmaster currently recieves in excess of £250 per year from the comunity members towards the hosting. Now, he has is asking for more due to overusage of the forums.

    Any advice appreciated

  2. #2
    DR
    DR is offline
    on ye old ship HEXUS DR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    HEXUS HQ, Elstree
    Posts
    13,411
    Thanks
    1,058
    Thanked
    831 times in 372 posts
    It depends - how often the forums are used :: relating to bandwidth :: server load.

    £250 a year sounds cheap to me...

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Posts
    459
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    if £250 sounds cheap - what is a reasonable cost for forums

    I am not able to provide got any of the server bandwidth info

  4. #4
    DR
    DR is offline
    on ye old ship HEXUS DR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    HEXUS HQ, Elstree
    Posts
    13,411
    Thanks
    1,058
    Thanked
    831 times in 372 posts
    It depends - totally on so many factors

    Hosting - Dedicated, Shared
    UK/US Hosting
    Forum Speed
    Forum Bandwidth

    but working on the member and post count - £250 doesn't sound unreasonable

  5. #5
    MD
    MD is offline
    Ex-HEXUS.net Staff MD's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Posts
    6,366
    Thanks
    18
    Thanked
    137 times in 60 posts
    • MD's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P8Z77-M PRO
      • CPU:
      • i5 - i3570k
      • Memory:
      • 32GB Corsair Vengeance
      • Storage:
      • 2 x 256GB SSD's (Samsung and Crucial)
      • Graphics card(s):
      • NVidia 640
      • PSU:
      • Corsair 600W
      • Case:
      • Silverstone TJ08e MATX
      • Operating System:
      • Win 8
      • Monitor(s):
      • 24" Dell Flat Panel
      • Internet:
      • 60mb Virgin Media
    you would be looking at a dedicated server or at least a server with a low account contention ratio if its to perform well, a dedicated will come in around $1,300 annually, on a shared account it could be a lot less, but I still reckon on around £4-£500 annual with average usage based on the forum stats....

    Matt.
    Please do not message me about Scan Free shipping, I no longer work for HEXUS.net

  6. #6
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Posts
    459
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    appreciate the replies chaps

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 47
    Last Post: 05-01-2005, 06:22 PM
  2. Forum Wars....
    By Devilbod in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 09-04-2004, 03:52 PM
  3. How many Forum members
    By Mrs Dak in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 08-04-2004, 11:39 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •